Note the use of multiple independent cables, rather than a large single interleaved and sheathed cable, as is typical for larger suspension bridges, or eyebars, often used in smaller bridges such as the Pittsburgh Seventh Street Bridge, also self-anchored.
Although the bridge was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 due to the rarity of its type,[1] the bridge was replaced in 1988 and demolished, with the replacement bridge being made of concrete and supported by pillars instead of suspension.
According to the Bridgemeister.com site referenced below, the demolition was controversial. The site in turn cites the September 26, 1988, issue of the Springfield, Illinois, State Journal-Register that the company to which the $100,000 demolition contract was let offered to turn the money over to save the bridge. The locals agreed, but the company's Chief Engineer Stephen Schneider was quoted, "I think Indiana really wants to tear it down. They've been ... forced to send inspectors out every two weeks. I think they just want the headache gone." Gary Abell, spokesman for the Indiana Dept. Of Highways said its design is "not one of the best. It works in theory, but not in practice. This is like trying to save a mistake." In 2002, an unnamed INDOT representative was cited as saying, "I am not sure why you are interested in that bridge, but from our standpoint, it was a very poorly designed bridge that had many problems from the day that it was completed, until it was brought down."
Ratigan, W. (1959). Highways Over Broad Waters. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. ASIN B0007IY0OC.
Cooper, James L. (1987). Iron Monuments to Distant Posterity: Indiana's Metal Bridges, 1870-1930.
January 01, 1970
hutsonville, bridge, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, novemb. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hutsonville Bridge news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message The Hutsonville Bridge or Sullivan Hutsonville Bridge connecting Crawford County Illinois and Sullivan County Indiana over the Wabash River built 1939 and replaced in 1988 was an example of the relatively rare self anchored suspension bridge type It was designed by Robinson amp Steinman with R V Milbank as the resident chief engineer and constructed by Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company as general contractor and Vincennes Steel Corporation as steel fabricators and Charles J Glasgow as a subcontractor Hutsonville BridgeLooking southwest from the Indiana sideCoordinates39 06 36 N 87 39 18 W 39 11000 N 87 65500 W 39 11000 87 65500CarriesFormer Illinois Route 135 Indiana State Road 154CrossesWabash RiverLocaleHutsonville Crawford County Illinois Graysville Sullivan County IndianaMaintained byIndiana Department of Transportation former CharacteristicsDesignSelf anchored suspension bridgeTotal length1 002 feet 305 m Width2 lanes 20 feet 6 1 m Height70 2 feet 21 4 m Longest span350 feet 110 m HistoryOpenedNovember 18 1939Closed1988StatisticsDaily trafficvehicular unknownLocation Self anchorage detail bridge deck view Note the use of multiple independent cables rather than a large single interleaved and sheathed cable as is typical for larger suspension bridges or eyebars often used in smaller bridges such as the Pittsburgh Seventh Street Bridge also self anchored Although the bridge was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 due to the rarity of its type 1 the bridge was replaced in 1988 and demolished with the replacement bridge being made of concrete and supported by pillars instead of suspension Self anchorage detail outside view The replacement bridge looking from Hutsonville toward Indiana According to the Bridgemeister com site referenced below the demolition was controversial The site in turn cites the September 26 1988 issue of the Springfield Illinois State Journal Register that the company to which the 100 000 demolition contract was let offered to turn the money over to save the bridge The locals agreed but the company s Chief Engineer Stephen Schneider was quoted I think Indiana really wants to tear it down They ve been forced to send inspectors out every two weeks I think they just want the headache gone Gary Abell spokesman for the Indiana Dept Of Highways said its design is not one of the best It works in theory but not in practice This is like trying to save a mistake In 2002 an unnamed INDOT representative was cited as saying I am not sure why you are interested in that bridge but from our standpoint it was a very poorly designed bridge that had many problems from the day that it was completed until it was brought down Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 External links 4 Further readingSee also editList of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Illinois List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in IndianaReferences edit Indiana Department of Highways Hutsonville Bridge PDF Historic American Engineering Record Washington D C Library of Congress p 1 Retrieved 26 March 2019 External links editHutsonville Bridge entry at Bridges midwestplaces org Historic American Engineering Record HAER No IN 59 Hutsonville Bridge 75 photos 52 data pages 4 photo caption pages Sullivan Hutsonville Bridge at Structurae Hutsonville Bridge entry at Bridgemeister comFurther reading editRatigan W 1959 Highways Over Broad Waters Grand Rapids Wm B Eerdmans Publishing ASIN B0007IY0OC Cooper James L 1987 Iron Monuments to Distant Posterity Indiana s Metal Bridges 1870 1930 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hutsonville Bridge amp oldid 1007985168, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
